This week we will be start looking at the history of flight and Space. You will learn all about how flight has changed, starting at the beginning with hot air balloons, then came areoplanes, followed by helicopters and the most modern flight invention, rockets!
Use https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/4-fun-facts-about-hot-air-balloons to find out some interesting facts about hot air balloons. You could also use other websites, look at pictures or watch videos of them on youtube too!
Write down some interesting facts on the sheet provided or on a piece of paper. You could even draw me a picture of one! You could use these questions to help you think of some facts. When was it made? Where was it made? Who flew in the hot air balloon first? Would you like to fly in one? Why?
When writing your facts please remember to use phonics to sound out words, leave finger spaces, start sentences with capital letters and end them with a full stop. When you have finished read your work back to make sure it makes sense.
Yesterday we looked at the very first method of flight. Today we will be learning about the first plane!
Take a look at the Wright Brother’s PowerPoint. Read and discuss about why they are famous, what they did, how that has helped us today.
Write down some interesting facts on the sheet provided or on a piece of paper. You could even draw me a picture of the first plane! You could use these questions to help you think of some facts. What are the Wright Brother’s names? When were they born? Where were they born? What did they do? When did they make the first plane? How long did it stay in the air?
When writing your facts please remember to use phonics to sound out words, leave finger spaces, start sentences with capital letters and end them with a full stop. When you have finished read your work back to make sure it makes sense. We look forward to reading these.
So far we have researched the first 2 methods of flight, hot air balloons and areoplanes. Now we will look at how areoplanes have advanced into helicopters and what we use them for today.
Read through the helicopters PowerPoint together with your child..
Support your child to label the different parts of the helicopters. You can then write something you enjoyed learning about helicopters!
When writing your facts please remember to use phonics to sound out words, leave finger spaces, start sentences with capital letters and end them with a full stop. When you have finished read your work back to make sure it makes sense. We look forward to reading these.
Can you remember the what methods of the flight we have learnt this week? Can you remember the order they were invented?
Today we will be learning about Rockets! Read through the PowerPoint to learn some interesting facts.At the end of the PowerPoint you will see your task.
When writing your facts please remember to use phonics to sound out words, leave finger spaces, start sentences with capital letters and end them with a full stop. When you have finished read your work back to make sure it makes sense. We look forward to reading these.
Once you have finished you could watch the rocket launch!!
https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/
Recap this week’s learning about the different ways of flying.
What came first? What came next? Why did they make this? Why is it important? What does it help us do?
Show a timeline, (explain that timelines help us to put things in order). Similarly, to a number line. It goes in order, when something happens first it goes at the beginning and when it happens last it goes at the end.
The children can use the sheet to cut and stick the methods of flying in order or they could draw lines on the screen to where they should go.
Thank you for all being brilliant researchers this week, we hope you have learnt lots of interesting facts!